Esen Ağan (24 September 1954 – 18 April 1979), better known by her stage name Esengül, was a Turkish singer. Her published works in the 1970s broke sales records in Turkey.
Life
Early years Esengül, one of the two sisters in her family, was born in Istanbul and took her first music lessons from her mother, Piraye Ağan, who was a graduate of the conservatory. Later she worked with Cavit Deringöl, İrfan Özbakır and finally Abdullah Nail Bayşu, who gave her the nickname "Esengül". At the age of 15, she won a voice contest produced by Ayhan Coşkun. After the success of her first 45 rpm record, Aşkımı Süpürmüşler, she started working in casinos. Her albums were generally produced by Lütfü Sütşurup and released under the label Taç Plâk. She performed as a headliner in famous casinos in Istanbul, Ankara and İzmir.
Personal life She married Orhan Akçınar in the first years of her career. However, she could not find the balance between the world of casinos and her marital life, and divorced her husband one month after their marriage due to irreconcilable differences. After a while, she married Adnan Şenses. Later she left Şenses and started a relationship with Beşiktaş football player Tayfun Kalkavan. She began to draw the attention of the media and the public with her love life and events such as a shooting in the casino where she was working at.
Apart from her professional life, she was being watched by the police because of the relationships she established with the bullies of the business world. After a while, she became unable to handle this early fame, and her name became associated with a number of shootings. In the incident brought out by İsmail Hacısüleymanoğlu (nicknamed "Oflu İsmail") at the Semiramis Casino named after Semiramis Pekkan, where Esengül was working on 31 March 1979, the owner of the casino Akbulut Karaoğlu and the waiter Hasan Yolal were shot in front of the audience."". Hürriyet. 25 January 2007. After the incident, it was said that Esengül was demonstrating inconsistent behavioral patterns.
Death Together with businessman Faruk Özfıratlı, she died in a traffic accident in Ataköy, Bakırköy, on 19 April 1979. After rumors that the accident was caused by mafia members became widespread, the incident was investigated by the police, but in official records the accident was judged to be caused from excessive alcohol use and high speed.
Esengül, who died at the age of 24, released twenty three 45 rpm records and four cassettes during her music career, and also acted in Oksal Pekmezoğlu's movie Yansın Bu Dünya. After her death, her 45 rpm records were gathered as LPs and sold in the music markets. Most of Esengül's songs, which were written and composed by Abdullah Bayşu, Orhan Akdeniz and Ülkü Aker, are among the classics of arabesque music.
Discography 45 rpm YearAlbumSales and certifications1971Anlamıyorsun Gönül Derdinden-Sana Aşkımı Anlatabilsem Date: 1971 Format: 45 rpm1971Ayrılık Günü-Yüzüme Bakmaya Yüzün Yok Date: 1971 Format: 45 rpm1972Senden Işık Bekledim-Sevip Koklayacağım Date: 1972 Format: 45 rpm1972Bu Bizim Son Buluşmamız-Manalı Gözlerine Date: 1972 Format: 45 rpm1977Sensiz Hayat Çekilmiyor-Aşksız Yaşamaktansa Date: 30 September 1977 Format: 45 rpm1973Çok Geç Olmadan-Taht Kurmuşsun Kalbime Date: 1973 Format: 45 rpm1973Kalbim Seninle Dolu-Ayrılık Kolay mı Seven İnsana Date: 1973 Format: 45 rpm1973Sevdiğimin Kurbanıyım-Sensiz Kahrolmuştum Date: 1973 Format: 45 rpm1973Mutlu Olmanın Çaresi-Sen Mutlu Ettin Beni Date: 1973 Format: 45 rpm1973Gizli Yaram-Seninle Öleceğim Date: 1973 Format: 45 rpm1975Kırılsın Ayaklarım-Deli Gibi Sevdim Date: 1975 Format: 45 rpm1976Bu Bizim Son Buluşmamız-Manalı Gözlerine Date: 1976 Format: 45 rpm1976Beterin Beteri Var-Gel Arkadaş Olalım Date: 1976 Format: 45 rpm1976Seni Sevmekle Suçluyum-Gün Değil Ay Değil Date: 1976 Format: 45 rpm1976Gün Değil Ay Değil-Gel Arkadaş Olalım Date: 1976 Format: 45 rpm1977Hatırım İçin-Çok Üzgünsün Arkadaş Date: 1977 Format: 45 rpm
Cassette YearAlbumSales and certificationsLabel1975Bir Yoksula Rastladım Date: 1975 Format: MC, LP Uzelli Müzik1975Uçup Giden Gençliğime Date: 1975 Format: MC, LPUzelli Müzik?Beterin Beteri Var Date: Format: MC, LP ?Gel Otur Arkadaşım Date: Format: MC, LP
Posthumous releases Cassette YearAlbumSales and certifications 1980, 1985Sevdiğimin Kurbanıyım Date: 1980/1985 Format: MC, LP 1981Son Hatıram Date: 1981 Format: MC, LP
CD YearAlbumSales and certifications 2005Beterin Beteri Var Date: 16 July 2005 Format: MC, LP, CD 2005Bir Yoksula Rastladım Date: 1 September 2005 Format: MC, LP, CD 2005Gel Otur Arkadaşım Date: 1 September 2005 Format: MC, LP, CD 2005Uçup Giden Gençliğime Date: 1 September 2005 Format: MC, LP, CD
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